Charge changing control device, reciprocating engine and method for operating a charge changing control device
AssigneeCaterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsCarsten RICKERT, Eike SIXEL, Pay BRODERSEN, Heiner OTTE
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a charge changing control device for a reciprocating engine, comprising at least one cam follower configured for being pivotably actuated around a pivot axis (P) upon rotational movement of a camshaft, and an adjustment unit configured for setting at least three different charge-changing modes of the device by translationally displacing the pivot axis relative (P) to a rotational axis (R) of the camshaft.
Claims15
A charge changing control device for a reciprocating engine, comprising at least one cam follower configured for being pivotably actuated around a pivot axis (P) upon rotational movement of a camshaft, and an adjustment unit configured for setting at least three different charge-changing modes of the device by translationally displacing the pivot axis (P) relative to a rotational axis (R) of the camshaft.
A method for operating a charge changing control device in a reciprocating engine having at least one cam follower configured for being pivotably actuated around a pivot axis (P) upon rotational movement of a camshaft, the method comprises the step of switching the device among at least three different charge-changing modes by translationally displacing the pivot axis (P) relative to a rotational axis (R) of the camshaft.
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